The Photo Feed 05.02.08

National Magazine Awards Announced (New York Times / PDN / Huffington Post)
National Geographic went home a big winner on Thursday night. The magazine took home three National Magazine Awards, including one for general excellence and another for photojournalism. Other winners in the photo categories include Gourmet, which won the photography category, and Vanity Fair, which prevailed in the photo portfolio category. WIRED, whose creative team PDN interviewed for our May issue, took home the prize in the design category. You can see a complete list of winners here.

Fact And Fiction: Hillary’s Gas Station Photo Op (L.A. Times)
On Wednesday, Hillary Clinton rolled into a South Bend, Indiana gas station to sell a summer gas tax holiday—and secure a few votes. She even spoke with a nice commuter, Jason Wilfing, as he filled his gas tank so he could go to work at a sheet metal factory. But none of this was as ad hoc as it may have appeared. Not only did the Clinton campaign recruit Wilfing; Hillary rode into the gas station with him in a truck that may or may not have belonged to Wilfing.

Cindy Sherman’s Ex Documents Life With The Photog (Salon)
Cindy Sherman is not happy. Her ex-boyfriend Paul Hasegawa-Overacker has made a documentary about Sherman, using their relationship as the premise. Sherman has apologized to her friends who are interviewed in Guest of Cindy Sherman and says she is sorry for involving them. The documentary is currently screening at New York’s Tribeca Film Festival and will eventually run on the Sundance Channel.

MORE BELOW: How to shoot a T cover in two minutes ... Usher won't pimp his baby ... Beyonce pregnant? Don't believe the pix ...

How To Shoot A T Cover In Two Minutes (New York Times)
Ever wondered how a New York Times T magazine cover is shot? Watch “Out to Lunch,” a behind-the-scenes video of T’s Spring 2008 Design/Living cover shoot.

Usher Won’t Pimp His Baby (Page Six)
Don’t expect to pop star Usher to sell photos of his infant son Usher Raymond V to magazines. “In no way would I ever pimp out my child for money,” he told Page Six. Usher and son will, however, gladly have their photos taken for free. The two have already posed for what Usher calls an “incredible” Father’s Day cover for Essence’s June issue.

Beyonce Pregnant? Don’t Believe The Pix (L.A. Times)
Since Beyonce Knowles wed Jay-Z in April, gossip sites and tabloids have been suggesting that she’s pregnant. While some sites have quoted unnamed sources, at least one—Hollywoodgrind—has made its case with a photo (left) of a supposed baby bump. Unfortunately, the Wiretap photo Hollywoodgrind used was shot three years ago at the 2005 Vanity Fair Oscar Party.